Stories by Giles Dexter

Two deaths in the space of a week has prompted a Transport Accident Investigation Commission inquiry, and all ports are being asked to review their operations.

The United States has reiterated its intention to "respond accordingly" if China establishes a military base in the Solomon Islands.

The government's Flexi-wage scheme is well off track if it wants to get 40,000 people off a benefit and into a job in two years, National says.